Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza {Latin: "Mvanzaën(sis)"} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
History
* 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
* 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza
* April 10, 1929: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza
* March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mwanza
* November 18, 1987: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mwanza
pecial Churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Epiphany in Mwanza.
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Mwanza (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Anthony Mayala (since 1987.11.18)
* Bishops of Mwanza (Roman rite)
** Bishop Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage (1966.01.15 – 1987.11.18)
** Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1953.03.25 – 1965.10.15)
* Vicars Apostolic of Mwanza (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1950.06.25 – 1953.03.25)
** Bishop Antoon Oomen, M. Afr. (1929.03.18 – 1950)
uffragan Dioceses
* Bukoba
* Geita
* Kayanga
* Musoma
* Rulenge-Ngara
* Shinyanga
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mwan0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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